54.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Wail · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is clear in Wail, where more than half of the residents now report having no religion. This reflects a significant change since 2011, making the area much less religious than the national average.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 54.5% of people here have no religion, which is far above the figures for Victoria (39.3%) and Australia (38.9%). Christianity is the only other significant group, accounting for 50.0% of the population.
54.5% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Wail, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 48%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Wail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22646/wail/topic/religion